Romanticism and Gothicism can be seen as the rejection of Classicism (ideas of order, calm, harmony), and the emphasis of the spontaneous and transcendental. The novel is also a story within a story, also known as a frame story.
Frankenstein tells Walton his story and Walton tells the reader Frankenstein’s story. The story is also told through letters from Elizabeth, Alfonse and Walton, making it an epistolary.
Frankenstein tells Walton his story and Walton tells the reader Frankenstein’s story. The story is also told through letters from Elizabeth, Alfonse and Walton, making it an epistolary.